Controller's Report

July 2009

HR Strategies: IOMA Survey Shows Hiring Freezes at 41 Percent of Respondents

The associated table provides an overview of the HR tactics that companies have implemented, largely in this year’s first quarter, to contain their employee-based costs. Key point: Unlike tables generated in similar surveys from Hay Group and Towers Perrin, which CR discussed in recent issues, this table analyzes use of cost-containment tactics by employment levels.

July 2009 - Table of Contents

CR July 2009 (full PDF issue)

Exercising Leadership: PwC Identifies 14 Action Points to Guide Cost Reduction While Exiting the Recession

KEEPING CONTROL: Costs for 3 Types of Health Plans in New Mercer Survey

Staying Current: Workers� Comp Costs Decline 4.6 Percent in �09�s First Quarter

P&C Rates: April Decline in Composite P&C Premiums at 7 Percent

Inventory Investment: Inventory Turns Average 19.8 Times at Fabricated Pipe Manufacturers

Coming in future issues of The Controller�s Report (0907)

T&E: Road Warrior Meals Average $137 Per Day in San Francisco

Bank Charges: Price Discounts for 55 Percent of ZBA Subaccounts

401(k) Contributions: 29 Percent of Employers Have Suspended their 401(k) Match

The Controller's Forum (0907)

Manufacturing Planning: MPI Study: Median Scrap and Rework is 2 Percent of Sales

The Controller's Calendar (0907)

HR Strategies: IOMA Survey Shows Hiring Freezes at 41 Percent of Respondents

IT Spending Cutbacks: Survey Shows IT Budgets Growing 1 Percent Per Year Through 2010

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